CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 865, 3 April 1877, Page 3

CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Easter Brize Firing

Officer Commanding—Lieut-Colonel Backe. Bresidcnt —Mr W. H. Wynn Williams. Umpire —Captain J. A. Bird. Members of Council —Messrs Heskcth, Raven, Hill, Radcliffe, Gunderson, Burnett, Appleby, Strange, Bell, Warner, Fox, and Beattie. Hon Secretary and Treasurer —- Lieut.

Strange. The Easter prize firing in connection with the [Canterbury Rifle Association commenced yesterday, at the Hillsborough range. The weather was favorable in the extreme for the shooting, and generally fair scoring was made. Lieutenant Strange, who acted as secretary, was indefatigable in his efforts to make the meeting a success, and deserves very great credit for the way he worked during the day. We append the scores of the matches already decided, and that of the first stage of the Challenge Cup s The President’s Prize, open to Members of the C.R.A. only. Distance, 300 yards ; number of shots, 10; position, any; entrance fee, 2s 6d ; rifle, any carrying Government ammunition ; pull, 61b. Names, 300 yds. Mr Tunis... ... ... ... 32 Mr Rate ... ... 31 Corpl. Buckley (Engineers) ... 31 Yol. Templeton (No. 5 Co.) ... 31 Mr Cameron ... ... ... 30 Yol. Ekberg (0. Guards) ... 30 Sergt. Hill (C.A.Y.) 29 Yol. Parker (C. Guards) ... 29 Gunner Houston (C.A.V.) ... 29 Q,r.-Master Sergt. Fox (C.A.V.) 29 Sapper Chapman (Engineers)... 29 Yol. Hill (C. Guards) ... ... 29 Sapper Marshall (Engineers) ... 28 Sapper Stokes (Engineers) ... 28 Yol. Perrin (No. 5 Co.) ... 27 Mr Allison ... ... ... 27 Mr Heskcth ... ... ... 26 Sergt.-Major Beat tie (Engineers) 26 Lieut. S.trange (C.A.Y.) ... 26 Mr Hunter ... ... ... 26 Sergt.-Major Raven (C.A.V.) ... 25 Mr Dixon ... ... ... 25 Sergt. Burnett (C.A.Y.) ... 21 Sapper Bell (Engineers) ... 23 Corporal Campbell (No. 5 Co.) . 19

Ist prize, Mr W. H. Wynn Williams’ prize, £5 5s —Mr Innes, 32 points. 2nd prize, Mr Sandstein’s prize, £2 2s—Mi Pate, 31 points. 3rd prize, Mr Hulbert’s prize, £1 Is —Corporal Buckley, 31 points. Mr Pate, Corporal Buckley, and Volunteer Templeton being 31 each, fired off the tic for second and third place, which resulted as follows : —Pate, 3 ; Buckley, 3 ; Templeton, 2. The second tie was decided by Pate getting a bull’s-eye to Buckley’s centre. The Civilians’ Cup, open to all members of of the C.R.A. (not Volunteers). Distances, 300 and 400 yards ; number of shots, five at each range ; position, any ; entrance-fee, 2s 6d; rifle, any, not of small bore ; pull, 61b.

200 300 Names. yds. yds. Tl. Mr Cameron 17 ‘ls 32 Mr Pate 17 15 32 Mr Dixon ... ... ... 14 14 28 Mr Allison 14 12 26 Mr Hill 14 12 26 Mr Hunter ... ... ... 16 9 25 Mr Innes ... ... ... 12 13 25 Mr Hosketh 11 9 20 Mr Soutcr ... ... ... 12 6 18 Ist prize, Messrs B. Petersen and Co’s cup, £4 4s—Mr Cameron, 32 points. 2nd prize, £1 Is—Mr Pate, 32 points. In this match Messrs Cameron and Pate tied at 32 each. In the firing off, Cameron made two centres to Pate’s centre and outer. Mr Cameron thus took first prize, and Mr Pate second. The range prizes, at 200 yards and 300 yards, were won by Mr Cameron, his score in shooting off with Mr Pate being three centres Ho the latter’s two centres and one out or.

The Association Cup, open to Members of the C.R.A. only. Distance, 200 and 300 yards; number of shots, five at each range ; position, any ; entrance fee, 2s 6d; rifle, Government; pull, 61b. 200 300 Names. yds. yds. Tl. Gunner Patou (C.A.Y.) ... 18 16 34 Sapper Chapman )Engincers) 17 15 32 Mr Sutherland 15 16 31 Mr limes 18 13 31 Q..M. Sergt. Fox (C.A.Y.) ... 17 14 31 Mr Dixon ... ... ... 16 15 31 Sapper Marshall (Engineers) 14 16 30 Sapper Bell (Engineers) ... 16 14 30 Sapper Stokes (Engineers) ... 16 14 30 Corporal Buckley (Engineers) 17 13 30 Mr Cameron ... ... ... 16 14 30 Sergeant Hill (C.A.Y.) ... 16 13 29 Volunteer Templeton (No. 5) 13 15 28 Volunteer Hill (City Guards) 15 13 28 Sergt-M. Beattie (Engineers) 16 11 27 Corporal Campbell (No. 5) ... 17 10 27 Volunteer Perrin (No 5) ... 15 12 27 Gunner Houston (C.A.Y.) ... 15 12 27 Sergeant Burnett (C.A.Y.) ... 12 15 27 Mr Hunter ... ... ... 14 13 27 Mr Allison 16 11 27 Vol. Parker (City Guards) ... 13 13 26 Vol, Ekborg (City Guards) ... 15 10 25 Sergt-M, Haven (C.A.Y.) ... 15 10 25 Mr Hill 13 11 24 Mr Pate 13 11 24 Mr Hcsketlv 13 10 23 Lieut. Strange (C.A.Y.) ... 13 7 20 Mr Soutcr ... ... ... 22 4

Ist prize, £3 3s—Gunner Baton, 34 points. 2nd prize, £2 2s—Sapper Chapman, 32 points. 3rd prize, £1 Is—Mr Sutherland, 31 points. Messrs Sutherland, Times, Dixon, and Quartermaster-Sergeant Fox, tied for third prize with 31 points each. In firing off the ties Sutherland made 4 ; Dixon, 3 ; Times, 2 ; Fox, 2. The prize was therefore taken by Mr Sutherland. For the 200 yards range prize, Mr Times and Gunner Baton tied at 18. In shooting off BatoiTmadc 7 to Times’s 6. For the 300 yards range prize, Marshall, Baton, and Sutherland tied with 16 points each. The firing off resulted as follows : —Baton, 6; Marshall, 3 ; and Sutherland, 2 ; Mr Baton taking the range prize for 300 yards also. The Boys’ Match, open to all boys under seventeen years of ago. Distances, 100 and 200 yards; number of shots, five at each range ; position, any ; rifle, Government ; pull, 61b ; entrance fee, Is. 100 200 Names. yds. yds. Tl. Jenkins ... ... ... 15 14 29 Boberts 15 7 22 Butler 6 11 17 IT. Jenkins 12 4 16 McKerrow ... ... ... 8 3 11 Walters 8 2 10 Joblin 6 4 10 J. Butler ... ... ... 6 2 8 Rowe 6 2 8 F. Sawtcll ... ... ... 2 * 2 Ist prize, Colonel Backe’s prize—Jenkins, 29 points. 2nd prize, cup, value £2 2s—Roberts, 22 points. 3rd prize, article value £1 la —Butler, 17 points. The Canterbury Challenge Cup, value 50 guineas, presented by Mr James Blake, open to all Volunteers and Members of the C.R.A. resident in (lie province. Distances, 200, 500, and 600 yards ; number of shots, seven at each range ; rifle, Government ; pull, 61b ; position, 200 yards standing, 500 and 600 yards any ; targets, regulation. No score less than 56 points to win the Cup, Any competitor not scoring an average of outers at the two first ranges to bo disqualified for this match, but lie may complete his firing at the third range so as to count in the aggregate score. The Cup to be won twice by the same person before it becomes bis property. Ties to bo decided under Wimbledon regulations ; entrance, 2s 6d.

VIKST STAGE. Name. 200 yds. Sapper Chapman (Engineers)... 21 Sapper Marshall (Engineers) ... 21 thinner Paton (C.A.Y.) ... 23 Mr Sutherland 23 Yol. Perrin (No. 5 Co.) ... 23 Mr Hill 22 Yol. Templeton (No. 5) ... 23 Corporal Campbell (No. 5) ... 23 Mr Cameron ... ... ... 21 Mr Dixon ... 21 Yol. Packer (City Guards) ... 21 Sergeant Hill (C.A.Y.) ... '... 20 Mr Hunter ... ... ... 20 Mr Pate 20 Mr Allison ... ... ... 20 Sergeant Burnett (C.A.Y.) ... 19 Lieut. Strange (C.A.Y.) ... 19 Mr Hesketh 19 Sapper Bell (Engineers) ... 19 Mr Lines ... .. ... 17 Sergt.-Major Raven (C.A.Y.) ... 16 hiring will be resumed to-day at 8 a.m., when the second stage of the challauge cup will be proceeded with.